PARIS — By 1:45 a.m. Wednesday, Oxford County District 2 Commissioner David Duguay was well on his way to winning a third straight term.
With tallies in from all but Canton, Mexico, Sumner and Upton, Duguay, I-Byron, led his opponent, Jane Rich, D-Andover, by an unofficial tally of 4,431 to 2,018.
Of the district’s other communities of Andover, Byron, Dixfield, Gilead, Hartford, Lincoln and Magalloway plantations, Milton Township, Newry, Peru, Roxbury and Rumford, Duguay bested Rich in all but Andover and Gilead.
In Andover, 277 people voted for Rich to 224 for Duguay, and in Gilead, 54 chose Rich; 46 picked Duguay.
Duguay bested Rich by 1,166 votes in Rumford; 574 votes in Dixfield; and 383 votes in Peru.
Duguay, a graduate of Mexico High School, is the store manager of Hannaford Supermarket and Pharmacy in Jay, and co-owner of Amato’s Restaurant/Fielder’s Choice Ice Cream Shop in Rumford.
According to a Sun Media Wire story by Peter McGuire on Nov. 2, Duguay said a passion for county government drove his campaign. He has served as the District 2 commissioner for eight years.
He told McGuire that he sought re-election “to continue to find ways to improve services and keep taxes low.”
Duguay said he also wanted to examine new roles for county government.
Rich served for nine years as the first woman selectman for Andover and for 20 years from 1991 to 2010 as the Oxford County Register of Deeds before retiring. She also founded Andover Olde Home Day in 1980 and served as chairman until 1990, according to her campaign website.
Additionally, Rich is pastor of the First Congregational Church in Andover.
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